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Found this in an old box
It is an aftermarket shift knob for my first BMW 3 Series 15 years ago. When I sold the car , I put the OEM shift knob back on and decided to keep this one. A pleasant surprise to find while going through old stuff, and it unlocked many fun memories
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Found this in an old box
It is an aftermarket shift knob for my first BMW 3 Series 15 years ago. When I sold the car , I put the OEM shift knob back on and decided to keep this one. A pleasant surprise to find while going through old stuff, and it unlocked many fun memories ...
Soon, even automatic transmissions will be history...
As EVs take over the world! I was surprised when I was told a long time ago, washing machines had small gasoline burning engines to help churn the clothes. One day, people will be surprised that there used to be cars that burned gasoline and diesel for pr...
Good point
I agree, in 5-10 years, one will not have a choice if buying a new vehicle. I have always been a traditionalist in this regard. So I’m holding on for dear life over here 😂
I embrace our future EVs!
The future EVs are definitely great machines. I'm not sure they're going to save the planet - mining batteries does scar the land - but science has shown that over the lifetime of the vehicle, EVs are overall less pollutive machines. Supposedly. In the me...
Whir versus growl
I’d miss 6 traditional gears and the engine / exhaust note too much. Call me stuck in the mud. Maybe I’ll change in 10 years 😂
Plus and minus
I think EV good for city runabout, not for family vacations. I think EV fires are scary (both in the intensity and difficulty to extinguish). I think the left narrative has obscured how bad these heavy metals are for the environment. I hope to have both e...
My first car was a used 1995 Mazda 626 with manual trans
It was a great car to drive, v6 with 5 speed manual. First and only modification I did was switching to a Momo wood shift knob. It was such a great feeling handling it. I miss that car. I learned how to drive a manual because I wanted to eventually buy a ...
